Exhibitions
New Works
Sue Gilford
Exhibition: February 20 - March 16, 2011
(Exhibition opening: Sunday 20 February 2011 at 2pm)
Artist Statement In my new work, I still cannot resist the gourds that I grow and dry. I’ve tried to make sculptural pieces incorporating my love and worry for the environment around me. I am always fascinated by the migratory birds … Continue reading
Another time & place, journeys to the west
Annie Stark
Exhibition: Jan 16 - Feb 19 2011
Artist’s Statement The work in this exhibition is based on a trip from Darwin to Broome through the spectacular Kimberly region in 2009. It is a continuation of my fascination, obsession so might say, with the Australian outback. It is … Continue reading
South Gippsland Scapes
Linda Gibbs
Exhibition: Dec 19 - Jan 15
An exhibition exploring the majesty of the Southern most point of the mainland. This exhibition is dedicated to mum – with thanks for opening my eyes to all the wonders of nature – Linda Gibbs
Waterlines
Megan Dell
Exhibition: Nov 21 - Dec 18, 2010
About Megan Megan Dell is a 25 year old artist currently living in Melbourne. “After growing up in country Victoria, I moved to Melbourne at the age of 17 to study Graphic Arts. Inspired by local stencil artists, I became … Continue reading
It’s in your hands
Jane Power & Sharon Monk
Exhibition: Oct 17 - Nov 20
Jane Power – artist statement The passing of time is embedded in these works, in both the way the mind alters memories; prompting forms and in the time taken to make the work. Objects and paintings are aligned each image … Continue reading
Melange
Tracy Lewis & Boyd Maddocks
Exhibition: September 19 - October 16
mé·lange also me·lange (m -lä zh ) n. 1. A mixture: “[a] building crowned with a mélange of antennae and satellite dishes” (Howard Kaplan). [French, from Old French meslance, from mesler, to mix; see meddle.]
Full play
Kerry Spokes & Laurie Collins
Exhibition: August 22 - September 18
Artists Statement – Kerry Spokes This group of work is my continuing exploration of the human condition. The play we undertake as children can often inform our lives as adults, and so I have portrayed images which are often recognisable instances … Continue reading
The graphic coast
Dennis Leversha
Exhibition: July 18 - August 21
Statement I have always been interested in the figurative / nonfigurative aspects of art. My work ranges from almost photographic with great attention to detail to nonfigurative where visual representation plays a very small part. I am also interested in … Continue reading
These strange places
Celeste Whittle & Sarah Dingwall
Exhibition: June 20 - July 17, 2010
Sarah Dingwall Sarah Dingwall is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Glass at Monash University. Based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, her current pursuit focuses on combining blown glass with found natural objects. … Continue reading
Mezze Plate
Sharman Feinberg
Exhibition: March 21 - April 17, 2010
Artist Statement ‘Mezze Plate’ brings together an eclectic array of printmaking techniques and encompasses my great loves in life, mainly animals, houses, the human form, flowers and food. I have returned to printmaking after a 20 year hiatus when I … Continue reading
Trees of Gippsland – Colin Bennison
16 May – 19 June Artist Statement The humble tree has provided us throughout our history with the materials to enhance, in so many ways, our comfort. Today we realise that the tree is even more important to us by assisting … Continue reading
Retracing Darwin – Norm Hanson
April 18 – May 15 Artists Statement In 1836, as part of a stopover for HMAS Beagle in Sydney, Charles Darwin undertook a short excursion to Bathurst and back, mainly on horseback. He recorded his thoughts and observations in his … Continue reading
Assemblage – 16 artists transform everyday objects
February 14 – March 20 What is assemblage? Here is one definition and explanation – Assemblage - in art, work produced by the incorporation of everyday objects into the composition. Although each non-art object, such as a piece of rope or … Continue reading
Primordium – Catherine Wheeler
January 17 – February 13 Artist Statement The works in this exhibition is the early stage of a body of work for a Masters in Visual Art, combining mark making and meditative practice with the generation of images that represent … Continue reading
Girl friday – Lyndy Lord, Amanda Thompson, Elizabeth Scott, Kate Zizys
Dec 20 – Jan 16 Artist Statement – Lyndy Lord My work is inspired by my immediate environment and the culture around me. I continue to explore the relationship between humanity and the natural world. I want my work to … Continue reading
Re:Render – Michael Chang
Nov 15 – Dec 19 Artist’s statement The title of the show refers to the process of generating images from a dimensional computer model known as rendering. ‘Re-render’ because this is my second exhibition at Gecko Studio Gallery, and also … Continue reading
Marbled Papers – Robert McLaren / Joan Ajala
Sept 12 – Oct 17 Marbling Marbling is a centuries-old art form. Specially prepared paints – watercolour, acrylic or oil paints – are floated on a thickened water bath, called size. Patterns are developed, often with combs and rakes, or … Continue reading
Land & sea – George Matoulas / Michael Ingleton
August 16 – Sept 19 This exhibition came about due to my long association with George Matoulas when I was working at the State Library of Victoria, initially as a bookbinder in the Conservation Dept. George joined the SLV as … Continue reading
Bright & Cheerfull – Brian Cragg
July 19 – August 15 Naïve art – work of artists in sophisticated societies who lack or reject conventional expertise in the representation or depiction of real objects. Naïve artists are not to be confused with hobbyists, or “Sunday painters,” … Continue reading